Directions: The Word Box has pairs of words that look similar but have dramatically different

meanings. Read each clue. Find and fill in the correct words in the puzzle.

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ACROSS
Word Box
3. What might leaking water do?
tomb / comb
4. Where are pupils and irises found?
6. What might a police officer wear? trickle / tickle
8. How might a mouse move? fret / flat
9. Where might a judge be found? center / circle
10. What might be raised on a farm? court / coarse
hamper / scamper
DOWN
cattle / cuddle
1. What’s found in the middle?
2. What’s found on a guitar? ears / eyes
3. Where would a mummy be buried? badge / budge
5. The sound a parrot might make. airport / airplane
7. Where would a hangar be found? squeak / squawk

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